Top 10 TV Shows of 2012

January 2, 2013

Us Weekly TV critic John Griffiths shares his favorite shows of the year

4. Revenge

Emily Van Camp's loaded smile as vengeance-seeking Emily Thorne was just one sinful pleasure here. When her archrival, viperish billionaire Victoria (Madeleine Stowe), boarded a bomb-ticking plane in last May's finale, the duo’s various upheavals felt almost operatic. Now, Victoria’s family is at the mercy of a dastardly organization known as The Initiative. But that mythology hasn’t swallowed this clever potboiler. Just means Emily has bigger fish to fry! (ABC)